First, Foremost and Far Above!

Romans 15:4 “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we would have Hope!” First, Foremost and Far Above! Roadmaps for the Lost; Instructions for the  Wandering… …and Hope on the  highways for those of  The Faith… …are all found in  […]

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Measuring our Broken Steps!

Ephesians 4:1 “I therefore, a prisoner for the LORD, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called…” Measuring our Broken Steps! Let’s be “downed” by spiritual accountings which honestly finds us assessing our depths.  Let such measurements bind our attentions to treasure the good and abandon […]

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Committed till Glory!

1 Samuel 12:24 “Only fear the LORD and serve HIM faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things HE has done for you!” Committed till Glory!  Doing what will HE find us? Saying what will HE hear…just before we’re transformed in our last moments here?  Looking where will HE catch us? Going where […]

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When JESUS Runs!

James 5:7a “Be patient, therefore, Beloved, until the coming of the LORD!” When JESUS Runs! Sit still, wait longer anticipate learning. Ignore Pride’s response; Cultivate holy yearning! Since such comes through Silence, expect just HIS WORD…and move not till HIS voice you’re discerning.  So JESUS, here bowing am I the most active by kneeling with […]

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Changing the Un-Scenery!

Isaiah 9:2 “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.” Changing the Un-Scenery! Dark visions confront us with peace-stealing views…repeatedly showing us things in black light. Such sights court Distress; even fearful Impressions and those who embrace such […]

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Preferential Proximity!

Luke 19:10 “For the Son  of Man (CHRIST!) came  to seek and to save the lost.” Preferential Proximity! Choosing presence with sinners is not what it seems.  For the LORD HIMSELF chose this group — greatest in need.  Those such, HE said surely, require physicians.  Those self righteous rather discard HIS commission.  Be ye sent […]

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With Ever Honest Appraisals!

Psalms 25:4 “Make me to know YOUR ways, O LORD; teach me YOUR paths.” With Ever Honest Appraisals! To progressively align with HIS image requires daily transformation.  To look more like CHRIST most necessitates feedback then from others…on the same journey.  Often those without faith will assign observations and sometimes they’re valid. But none who […]

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Euangelion!

Mark 16:15 “And then HE told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.” Euangelion! Every fervent soul asks “When shall YOU come for us?”  Not the day per se, but when within its span, will YOU return? For YOU’ve said, “Within the midnight hour!” But! Where? What place on […]

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Sharing Revival! 

Hebrews 13:16: “And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices GOD is pleased.”  Sharing Revival!  Revival, renewal, complete restoration are often so distanta goal.  So Denial, descension, and total decline more impact those days when our viewpointsare low.   As such, oh my Soul! Let no downcast gaze grasp you! Cast off its intentions; wage war through […]

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Our Closest Encounters!

James 4:8a “Draw near to GOD, and HE will draw near to you.” Our Closest Encounters! We are favored together through all kinds of weather; one flesh bound forever in CHRIST. We’ve been paired to be single, by HIS fires kindled, to flee what is sinful…always. So! Join seamlessly with HIM through humbled position where […]

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Praise Pairings!

Psalm 145:19 “My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise HIS holy NAME for ever and ever.”  Praise Pairings! The Harp is a kindred, stringed instrument; well known for its soul-felt expressions.  Notes of Sorrow and Praise have flowed through it and Time; thus outpouring emotions once kept deep within. […]

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Beyond All lesser Details!

Jeremiah 29:13 “You willseek ME and find ME,when you seek ME withALL your heart!” Beyond All lesser Details! Do you wonder aboutCalvary’s cross or theplace where once itstood? Is there interest in thegrain of wood or justhow tall it was? So the truth thatsolely matters is WHOleft it empty — still? Thank YOU, JESUS, itwas […]

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The Un-Dividing Line!

Psalm 135:4 ”For the LORD has chosen Jacob as HIS own, Israel as HIS treasured possession.” The UnDividing Line! Dividing what GODdrew together issenseless for just whoare you, oh man, todo such? Warnings throughScripture of making thiserror are clear andmost perfect. So whyall this rush? HIS sovereignty reignsso that flesh cannotstand. Why rage thenagainst HIS […]

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HIS Cleansing Road Home!

Ephesians 5:25-26 “ Husbands, love your wives, as CHRIST loved the church and gave HIMSELF up for her, that HE might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the WORD.”  HIS Cleansing Road Home! Wash away, wash away, wash away all. Sin and shame’s weight; Guilts’ stains and Remorse! Cast away, […]

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The Open Door!

Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears MY voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with ME.” The Open Door! Depraved, Decayed and Diseased are demons who follow the sins of their father when Tomorrow finds them at your door.  There standing and knocking, […]

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Faith Following!

Isaiah 12:2 “GOD is indeed my Salvation; I will trust HIM — unafraid!” Faith Following! Standing against storm winds and tempest waves crashing takes more than “just effort.” With prayers continued and fasting unceasing WHILE nothing seems different…well! Such requires Faith! Yes, at levels increasing which overtake shadows, such pace must we keep…as HE leads. […]

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Sacred Relief!

Ephesians 6:18 “Pray in the SPIRIT at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.” Sacred Relief! Spiritual hand-to-hand combat iswhat this hour feels like;armed just with the WORD and HIS armor. Ever grappling with those forces which Flesh […]

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HIS Criss-Crossed Shout!

Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” HIS Criss-Crossed Shout! Criss-crossed eclipses foreshadow HIS warning. HIS order of things cannot not will be dismissed. The sign of HIS coming and time for repentance are both […]

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Eternally Discerning!

Psalm 139:4 “Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, YOU know it altogether.” Eternally Discerning! HE knows one’s thoughts from afar;  their heart’s many plans and varied intentions.  HIS wisdom has limitless length; from  the past to the future with eternal dimensions.  From our psalms and loathed sin then to song […]

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Transitioning from Crime!

1 Thessalonians 5:13“See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.” Transitioning from Crime! “Crimes against humanity” are all our blame to bear. Flesh attacks the flesh with selfish wills, which will not rest. Yet worst of all our “evidence” was seen to […]

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Falling Freely!

Ephesians 3:14 “For this reason I bow my knees before the FATHER…” Falling Freely! Fall at HIS feet,fall at HIS feet.When trials meet you,just fall at HIS feet. Resist Self’s dependence,resist Independence!When trials attack you,just fall at HIS feet. For the faster we bend,there are blessings HEsends! So when the fighthits you, just fall at […]

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THROUGH!

Psalm 143:8 “Cause me to hear YOUR mercy in the morning; for I have hoped in THEE; make known to me, O LORD, the way wherein I should walk; for I have lifted up my soul to THEE!” THROUGH! Walking briskly on cobblestone sidewalks, so a tall figure moved in a hurried fashion. As he […]

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With Stirring Focus!

Proverbs 4:25 “Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.” With Stirring Focus! Can one’s future self bring rescue to the present or the past? Or is there power in this moment to move forward…or shrink back? Glory! Here and now, in JESUS’ NAME is where we’re set in motion! […]

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Transitioning Steps!

Psalm 55:6 “I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.” Transitioning Steps! Protect our steps as we press forward daily; Grant YOUR rest to those who stretch towards… …that coming Hour when Faith no longer needed! Yes when face to face we join THEE, dearest […]

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Turning T’wards Home!

Psalm 32:8 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with MY eye upon you.” Turning T’wards Home! Turn again Home Child…turn again Home. When your ship runs aground out at sea, so I pray! Just turn again, turn …t’wards Home. For all other waters save […]

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JUST JESUS!

1 Corinthians 16:13 “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, (be courageous) be strong!” JUST JESUS! There are many events that we hope for in life; there are countless of dreams which we long to come true.  And though these occasions are hopes most exceeding…HIS voice I hear calling within my own […]

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Land Ho!

2 Peter 3:13 “But in keeping with GOD’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.” Land Ho! “Land Ho!” cries the watchman through spiritual eyes; and each soul — most expectant — for Paradise Found. Though a gap still exists before reaching those shores, such believers […]

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With each New Day!

Romans 13:11 “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we (first) believed.” With each New Day! To some, each new year holds no happy refrains. No songs of great Joy nor of Peace. To others, the date means […]

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Ever Present Tense!

Hebrews 13:8 “JESUS CHRIST is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Ever Present Tense! More memories are birthed the greater we age. But the older we get, more visuals just add to collections which often…become cobwebs. But GOD! Though recollection fades; though eyesight dims greatly, HIS never does! With Eternity’s records each constantly present, […]

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